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Dchang81
·My first omega. Like it, but dang who thought poppyseed sized screws on both sides makes sense.
Who designed the railmaster 1957 bracelet...
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mcemeren
·Wear in good health. What is wrong with the screws?
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Dchang81
·They are tiny, smaller than a poppy seed. already lost one. Just doesn't seem like a very good design. Only other bracelet that I hated resizing more was my Seiko ridley
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Donn Chambers
·I do agree on the new screw and pin system that Omega uses on the bracelets. The tiny screws are a pain. Pretty much every other manufacturer uses a single long screwed pin. Why did Omega have to be different?
I use a Tupperware lid to hold the screws when I take them out until I need them - that way they don’t go wandering off!
I use a Tupperware lid to hold the screws when I take them out until I need them - that way they don’t go wandering off!
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerIt was Rick, who's office is on the 7th floor - you should go have a talk with him about those screws...
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M'Bob
·I don’t know much about bracelet engineering and design, but I’m going to guess there is a size relationship of those screws to the thickness of the bracelet, what they’re keeping secure inside, and usability. Did they choose that size purely for aesthetics? Maybe, but wouldn’t be my first guess.
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Evitzee
·The two screws + pin design is awkward to work with, no idea why Omega went with this system. But I think the Trilogy bracelet screws are bigger than the new 3861, Ed White 321 and other thinner bracelets which have really tiny screws.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI do agree on the new screw and pin system that Omega uses on the bracelets. The tiny screws are a pain. Pretty much every other manufacturer uses a single long screwed pin. Why did Omega have to be different?
The single long pin, where you have to use a screwdriver in either end at the same time to loosen or tighten the screw, is far more difficult to work with than the system Omega uses, where each screw can be removed without having to worry at all about the screw on the other side of the bracelet.
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Donn Chambers
·The single long pin, where you have to use a screwdriver in either end at the same time to loosen or tighten the screw, is far more difficult to work with than the system Omega uses, where each screw can be removed without having to worry at all about the screw on the other side of the bracelet.
Good point, although I’m not familiar with any bracelets that use that system. I was thinking of the ones like on the older Rolex bracelets that had a single long pin and it screws into the other side of the bracelet, not another cap that has to be held with another screwdriver.
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Dchang81
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Fish70
·I would spend top dollar for a great screwdriver and wear optics so I don't mess everything up like in the photo above.
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Dchang81
·I used horotecs screwdrivers...that's loctite and lint from my t-shirt, but thanks for the helpful comment
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerGood point, although I’m not familiar with any bracelets that use that system. I was thinking of the ones like on the older Rolex bracelets that had a single long pin and it screws into the other side of the bracelet, not another cap that has to be held with another screwdriver.
The problem with that is that is the threads in the link are damaged, or the screw breaks off, now you have to pay for an entire new link, rather than just a new screw.
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SkunkPrince
·I really don't have a problem with the screws. Handing the watch to my watchmaker is simplicity itself. 😀
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bigtriangle68
·Are we talking about the 1957 Trilogy style bracelets? If so, I wondered how accurate these modern era reissue bracelets are in terms of the taper of the 1957 original. Did the real vintage ones from 1957 taper or were they straight like the 60th 57 reissue?
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Fish70
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Sorry, I couldn't tell from the photo. A lot of people just grab whatever is in the toolbox and go to town. Don't get mad at this question but did you try heating the bracelet with a hair dryer or something better?
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Dchang81
·Sorry, I couldn't tell from the photo. A lot of people just grab whatever is in the toolbox and go to town. Don't get mad at this question but did you try heating the bracelet with a hair dryer or something better?
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Evitzee
·Some people will get all wound up on a slightly damaged screw head slot but think nothing of putting all kinds of scratches on the back side of the lugs through repeated strap changes. Personally I like to keep things tidy but it's easier to accept a slightly damaged screw head than scratched up case lugs. Easier to remedy the cosmetics on a bracelet than a case.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI would spend top dollar for a great screwdriver and wear optics so I don't mess everything up like in the photo above.
No matter what the quality of the screwdriver, you need to make sure it is properly fitted to the slot in order to prevent cam out. It should almost bottom out in the slot, and completely fill the slot.
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